Ehren Wassermann

Infobox MLB player
name = Ehren Wassermann

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width = 200
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team = Chicago White Sox
number = 43
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|12|6
birthplace = city-state|Sylacauga|Alabama
bats = Switch
throws = Right
debutdate = July 20
debutyear = 2007
debutteam = Chicago White Sox
statyear = September 2, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 1-2
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 5.03
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 21
teams =
*Chicago White Sox (by|2007-present)

Ehren Josef Wassermann (born December 6, 1980 in Sylacauga, Alabama) is an American baseball player in the Chicago White Sox organization. A right-handed sidearm pitcher, Wassermann made his Major League Baseball debut with the White Sox on July 20, mlby|2007, against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, retiring both batters faced.

College and minor leagues

Wassermann attended Jefferson Davis Community College before transferring to Samford University, majoring in sports medicine, in Homewood, Alabama. In his junior year, he posted a 4.04 ERA as a starter and led the staff in appearances (25), innings pitched (91.1), and saves (3). He was second in ERA and strikeouts (65).

Wassermann was signed as an undrafted free agent in by|2003 after attending a tryout camp for the White Sox; he sold knives in between attending tryouts. That same year, he started his minor league career with the Bristol White Sox while posting an 0-1 record and a 14.23 ERA in four appearances. In 2007, he was promoted to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights before being called up to the White Sox on July 17 after the demotion of relief pitcher Nick Masset. He allowed only 4 home runs in four seasons during his minor league career.

Notes and references

* cite web | title = Player Bio: Ehren Wassermann :: Baseball | url = http://samfordsports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/wassermann_ehren00.html
*cite episode | title = SportsNite
series = SportsNite
serieslink = CSN_Chicago
airdate = 2007-08-13
*cite web | title = Ehren Wassermann Statistics-The Baseball Cube | url = http://thebaseballcube.com/players/W/Ehren-Wassermann.shtml

External links

*baseballstats |mlb=469164 |espn=28828 |br=w/wasseeh01 |fangraphs=6380 |cube=W/Ehren-Wassermann
* [http://samfordsports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/wassermann_ehren00.html Wassermann's Samford University Player Page]